Men not in tights but into synchronised swimming – and water safety. As part of insurer Trygg-Hansa’s “Don’t Drink and Dive” in Sweden, the Stockholmers set out to record the effects of alcohol on intoxicated, middle-aged men who think that a quick swim after a night on the tiles might freshen them up. In the test, help was at hand. In reality, some never make it back from the water

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Men not in tights but into synchronised swimming – and water safety. As part of insurer Trygg-Hansa’s “Don’t Drink and Dive” in Sweden, the Stockholmers set out to record the effects of alcohol on intoxicated, middle-aged men who think that a quick swim after a night on the tiles might freshen them up. In the test, help was at hand. In reality, some never make it back from the water

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